'My Greatest Successes Have Come Through Her': The Artistic Partnership of Edward and Christiana Bannister
- August 13, 2018 18:47
Through Oct. 8, 2018, the Gilbert Stuart Museum, in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, presents “My Greatest Successes Have Come Through Her,” The Artistic Partnership of Edward and Christiana Bannister.
African-American artist Edward Bannister rose to fame in the antebellum era, with the help of his wife, the Providence abolistionist and businesswoman Christiana Carteaux.
From barber to prominent landscape artist, Bannister's life and career are traced with 19 works, including the RISD loan of a portrait of his wife.
